Micropterix calthella (Linnaeus, 1761), (plain gold)


20 May 2004 at OSGR: SX76 in South Devon, England

Record Summaryseveral moths in each of several Creeping Buttercup flowers
Found asImago
Date20 May 2004
Associated organismRanunculus repens
OS grid refOSGR: SX76
Lat/Lon50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W
Vice CountySouth Devon, VC no: 3
CountryEngland
Voucher20 May 2004[M]
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Notes: A male lifted up one wing and then moved backwards onto a female.

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